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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
Kansas also suffering from drouth.

Kansas also suffering from drouth.
The Waco Day claims prohibition
will be adopted by $4,000.
Brownsville will cast big anti-pro-
hibition vote.
Hon. W. Ii. Grain spoke to 5000 people
at Gonzales yesterday.
The Ku-Klux are causing much
trouble in Southern Illinois.
The anti's are wearing red badges at
Laredo.
Col. Barnard, OF Fort Mcintosh, loses
$3.50.
The tax rolls OF Galveston county
show decrease of SLY $40.
More trouble brewing among the
Pennsylvania iron workers.
The strike ia East St Louis has been
adjusted.
Loss by high water at Augusta, Ca,
will reach 100000.
Judge Harrington, of Dallas, has been
arrested by pOst-oflice authorities
charged with embeZzlement.
Andrew Doves fine residence at Bel
ton, burned. Loss, $4,000; Sam Lad
brook, deaf mute, burned to death.
News received from Japan that Mrs.
Hubbard, wife OF Ex-Governor, now
minister to Japan, is dead.
Kansas City kicks against the Missouri
Pacific railway on account OF discrim-
mating in favor Of Omaha.
Rev. DR.. Haygood spoke to q large
crowd at Galveston last night on prohi-
bition.
A fight occurred at Wichita, Kansas,
yesterday over the attempt TO enforce
the prohibition law.
J.P. Bridges, of the Luling Signal,
has been awarded the safe premium for
the best write-up OF the Houston En-
oaDpment.
James Martin, aged II years, fell 100
feet from the Brooklyn bridge yesterday
into the water and not hurt.
Harry Il. Cox, an ingenious young
electrician, living at Fernbank, ten
miles from Cincinnati, has invented a
telephone trumpet with which the ordi-
nary voice may be heard over four miles
at sea.
Father Rivington, chaplain to the
Prince Of Wales, and famed orator and
East Indian missionary, will soon arrive
in Philadelphia, where he has engaged
to remain one year at st. Clements, the
Rituslistic Episcopal church, of the
Quaker city.
May Sharpstein is little girl of seven
who is heiress to 81, 100000. She inner
its the money from her late father, who
was a member of the wealthy firm OF
Arnold, Constable & Co., of New York
City. Miss Sharpstein narrowly escaped
death few days ago at Sea Grit
The temple at Zoan, unearthed by Mr..
Petr:e, of the Egypt exploration fund,
| proved to be 1000 feet in length, but DIR,
Naville's closing work this season fol-
the fund at Bubsssis shows the temple,
| so wildly described by the ancient
writer's, to have been 900 feet, or nearly
| the equal Of ZOan's in size. BubRstis is
] very accessible from Cairo,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS,
Associated Press Dispatches and
Specials Up to the Hour of
Going to Press.
They VIII Fight.

PARIS, August 2.-The seconds OF Ex-
premier Ferry and those OF Gen. Bou-
LANCER have decided that duel is neces-
eary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
Estray Notice.

One white SOW, ear cropped and with
over bit on right ear, and under bit on
left ear. Sow had three pigs, without
marks Return to Louis Walters, South
Laredo street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
Given a Subsidy.

LONDON, August 2.-The government
has decided to subsidiZe the Canadian
Pacific route from transportation OF
British transport mails.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
CNM'N S\ecN

thousands suffering from Asthma, Con-
sumption. Coughs, etc. Did you ever try
Acker's English Remedy 1t is the best
preparation known for all Lung Troubles,
sold on a positive guarantee at 10c., 6Oc.
For Sale by RGglnnd Il Kennedy. lie
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02

Bolton has a No. l New England
piano for sale; cost $3.50; will take $3.50
cash; 10 use couple OF months. Call
and see him. 7-29tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
John U. Bodenmann, Druggist. 533 Aus
tin Street.

Begs to inform his friends and the pub
lie in general that he is now prepared to
supply in any quantity the justly cele-
brafed Stollwerck's Chocolate and Co.
coas. Also DIR. Koch's Meat Peptone,
Pepton Bullion and DR.. Michaelis' Acorn
Cocoa, for which he Is sole agent for
Texas. Before purchasing inferior ar
ticles elsewhere, all will do well to give
these first-class goods trial. Tel. No, 81.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02

Engage an ducator"--Employ an
Instructor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
OAKS FARMERS CLUB.

The Oaks Farmers Club, at the
regular meeting in May, discussed the
proper construction of farm houses
Much interest was taken in the dis
cussion, and accounts were given of
model barns and stables which some
of the members had seen, and of the
English stalls with stone and cemented
floors, with cutters for conducting the
liquid manures into cemented tanks
All agreed that stock of all kinds
should be housed in winter and the
stalls kept we'll Uttered.
The subject for the next meeting is
the gathering and storage of forage.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing that the farmers of the county
hold Farmers Institute at Hillsboro
at such time during the summer as
the President of the Club on consulta-
tion with the farmers may designate.
1t has been suggested that July 29th
and 80 will be suitable time, and
that the farmers of the county at that
time will organize county club.
A. M. I.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
OUR NEIGHBOR IS SUCCESSFUL
AS A FARMER.

Because he takes some good agri-
cultural journal, reads it and tries to
profit by it's teachings.
Because he works according to some
system, with common sense to vary it,
If necessary.
Because he doesn't believe in over
cropping his soil and constantly taking
away without replacing. He gives as
we'll as takes.
Because he keeps ahead of his work
and drives it rather than let it drive
him.
Because he plants ahead, and when
his hired man arises in the morning he
knows what is the first business of the
day after breakfast, because he was
informed the night before.
Because he keeps an accurate ac-
count with his crops and his stock,
and knows what field or what cow
pays and which does not.
Because he watches the market and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
DON'T DEPEND ON THE YOUNG
&,
GRASS.

However eager cattle may be to get
on the fresh spring grass, and however
greedily they eat it, remember that it
alone is not sufficient to keep them in
flesh, much less to fatten them any.
AS many people will be turning cattle
into pasture earlier than usual on ac-
count of scarcity of feed, they should
bear this in mind. On this subject
the National Lave Stock Journal says:
Cattle never make any gain on the
first grass of the season, but the ques-
ton properly considered, it will be
found that they always lose ground
for the first two or three weeks if
turned upon feed that is inadequate to
meet their wants These needs are
always considerable, and very impera-
tive, at the close of winter, espec-
tally a winter on short keep, and
in some form Or other, is the rule
rather than the exception. Cattle
that have been wintered on very
coarse feed, hay grown on very rich,
low ground, especially if the land is
wet, OF, OH Guo OIIleE udLu, Oh ShIdW
mainly, will become at once very weak
if put upon grass of the first growth.
There are two reasons for this. In
the first place, the growth is scattering,
as time is required for any crop Of
grass to thicken up, that it may fairly
cover the ground and give the beast
what is termed fair bite" In the
second place, this early shoot of grass,
so far as the nutriment contained is
concerned, may be likened to a head
of grain before the berry is formed.
1t looks as though it might have nutri-
ment in it, but the trial proves that
appearances are deceptive. 1t may
also be added that the taste-for it is
but taste-that cattle obtain of this
early growth, destroys the appetite
for the dry provender they were fed
upon before Hence, for every reason
bearing upon the subject, it will be
found in the end much more economi-
cal to keep the cattle stock upon dry
feed, and to the hay, fodder or straw,
there should be added fair ration of
ground feed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
LAW.
The Voice of the Grange.
BY MORTIMER WHITEHEAD.


The strongest efforts are being
made through the press and by taking
advantage of technicalities in the act
to bring the Interstate Commerce
law into disxepute, and to influence
public sentiment against it that the
attempts evidently to be made in the
next Congress to have it repealed may
be entirely successful Farmers who
more than all others helped to bring
about this law, and who above all
others are interested in it's enforce
ment, should not be misled by false
statements or let evil overcome good
because of their apathy Or want of
knowledge in this matter. The very
essence of the Interstate Commerce
law is equality, nti-discrimination, ga
fair field and no favor" equal charges
for equal services, equality in persons
and in places. No higher charges for
a short than for long haul no pool
ing of earnings, no free passes. We
hear of petitions from railroads and
those who have been enjoying unequal
advantages against portions of the law |;
but so far there are more petitions
representing more persons and interests
against any repeal of parts or all of
the law. Today we read the telegrams
that tell of the failure of two large
barbed wire manufacturing establish
ments in Chicago to the amount of
S755,000, and "the failure is chiefly
attributable to the Interstate Com
merce act. ;" If special rates Of freight
and undue advantages have been given
FIRMS by which they became monopo-
lies and could crush out other firms in
the same line of business who had not
these favors, and with the Standard
Oil Co., whose freight rebates have
been announced in eighteen months
time to amount of $l0,00O,00O, and
who have crushed out hundreds of
other oil refneries because of these
special favors-and they cannot COM
pete on an equal footing with other
frms-they must fall. And it was to
suit just such cases that this law was
made and passed. Let justice be done
though the heavens fall" Our fore
fathers said in the Declaration of In
dependence, all men should "have an
equal chance in life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. That principal
is the foundation of all our Govern
ment, and it is the chief cornerstone
of the Interstate Commerce law.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
For THE PROGREssIvE FARMER.
MANURING CORN.

The subscribers to the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER should take notice that now
IS the proper time to manure their
corn, and the proper way to manure
IS to manure it beside the stalk after
1t has been weeded out. Chop your
stable manure up as fine as you can
well get it, fill your cart full, take
baskets that will hold about half
bushel or three pecks, fill full of
manure, take on your arm and put a
single handful to stalk. By SO do
ing, two full loads-say about 40
bushels-will manure one acre in corn,
the rows being 4 IL feet wide and
planting the corn 80 inches apart, and
the results will be surprising This
has been my way of applying my
stable manure for four Or five years.
And one man will manure five acres
day. Now take your stable manure
and compost it as most everybody
does. He will put about one load of
stable manure with eight or ten loads
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
RALEIGH, N. c., JUNE 9, 1887.

studies the demands of the same, and
neither buys nor sells with eyes hood.
winked.
Because he purchases the best seed
and is careful to get no other because
it may be cheaper. And he doesn't
wait until he wants to SOW or plant
before he purchases everything is
ready when wanted for use.
Because he takes good care of his
team and stock and never allows them
to be misused.I
Because his farm tools are carefully
housed when the season for their use
is over, and are repainted and put in
order for future use. ...zr.<..
Because he Saves all possible fertil-
izers made during the winter by his
stock, and does not let the spring rains
wash the best part out into the road.
Because he doesn't sit around the
"corner groceries in winter and go
to town every night in summer.
Because he is temperate, kind,
economical, honest, industrious, wide
awake, fore-sighted, contented and
happy. .. I
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
[For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
SENSE AT LAST.
Capt. Williamson on Grasses.

Capt. Williamson on Grasses.
wish to congratulate the readers
of The PRoGREss1vE FARMER on it's
success in laying before the farmers Of
this State some practical ideas of
:" How to Succeed in Farming" I
believe the farmers Institutes will
solve the question of agricultural sue
cess in North Carolina. Open, free
debate, comparison of views and the
conflict Of mind with mind, is just
what we need. -.... ,...E
was especially pleased with the
views of Capt. B. P. Williamson, of
Wake, on grasses. And it SO happens
l can fully endorse his general views,
and especially his plan for making up
land meadows In following the
common slip-shod statements of others,
[ experienced the same difficulties, and
did not succeed till [ fell on the same
plan. It would do to re-publish.
.~ -.~E A Stock FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Grain, Grass, Stock and Fruit Exhibi-
tion r C1

~
Arrangements are being made to
establish at Mount Holly, in this
county, a permanent Farmers Insti-
tute, and in connection have annually
an exhibition of grain, grass, stock
and fruits.
It is proposed that each farmers
club in the State shall have erected a
club house, where the members of the
club can stay during exhibitions, SO as
the expense of attending the annual
fairs will be comparatively small. The
cost to each member of the club will
not exceed one dollar and fifty cents
as greater part of the material and
funds for erecting the houses have al
ready been guaranteed by business
men and farmers in and around Mount
Holly.
This location has been selected be-
cause it is conveniently near the finest
portion Of the grass and grain lands
of South Carolina, a number of
South Carolina farmers having prom
ised to interest themselves, provided
the locations we're selected in some
county adjoining their State.
We shall expect to have the Editor
of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER present,
and guarantee that the Catawba Valley
farmers will give him hearty vel
come. Truly yours,
CATAwB1AN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
HOEING CORN.

Corn, properly planted on we'll pre-
pared land, should rarely need the hoe
in the early stages if the plowing be
skillfully DONE While our personal
experience does not approve the gen
eral practice of planting in the water
furrow (as advocated by DR.. Jones),
we have found it very helpful in the
way Of subsequent cultivation to plant
in very wide, deep furrows, and cover
ing very shallow, so that the plants
will be below the general surface. The
first plowing should be done with an
implement that throws but little dirt
to the corn, yet enough to cover we'll
the step between the hills or plants.
The thinning Gf needed) should be
done ahead of the plowing, and the
latter should be done only by con-
scientiously (?) careful laborers. The
plowman should be required to stop
and uncover plants, or cover or pull out
weeds or grass with foot or hand as he
goes. He should be impressed with
the idea that the work of cleaning the
young plants must be done by the
work of his plow, or his hands and
feet-no hoe to follow. It is not
bad idea to furnish each plowman
with small, short-handled, one-hand
hoe, to be carried with his plow and
used as occasion may require. 1t will
be found that he will be much more
careful to do good work with his plow
if he is given to understand that care
less work will not be endured and left
for the hoes to remedy.
Of course it will often occur that
the land is sufficiently smooth to admit
of thorough work by the plow, except
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09

of poor dirt, and then one can manure
about one acre per day, and in order
to do that, he will have to train it be-
tween the rows with shovel he
can't take that in baskets, either. And
besides, it is the stable manure that
does the good, and not the poor dirt.
1t is also good plan to have large
stables, and not clean them out until
you get ready to use the manure, then
you save one handling, and besides it
will keep packed down and not burn
up. But if you dig them out, it will
be sure to undergo heating which it
ought not by any means to do.
....- - r. D.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
ESTIMATE OF THE WOOL CLIP.

An estimate of the wool clip Of this
country, prepared by the Philadelphia
Textile Association, places the total un-
washed wool at 2OS, ,595, 126 pounds,
and washed, 52,469,52 grand total,
26l. l.Q64, $50 pounds, which reduced to
scd1 led wool, taking ordinary shrink
age, makes 116, 1876, ,6S5 pounds. An
other table shows the estimated de-
crease and increase between 1884 and
1886, and between 1886 and 1887.
For the former period there was a
total decrease of Al, ,95l, ,424 pounds,
and an increase of 9,032,217 pounds,
making net decrease of 32,919,207
pounds. The total estimated decrease
between 1886 and 1887 is 1882, l95
pounds, and an increase Of 1,720,783
pounds; net decrease, 2O,86l,4
pounds. The increase occurs in Ore
gon, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Washington Territory Nevada,
Dakota and Idaho. All the other
States and territories show a decrease,
For period between 1884 and 1887.
Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska show
an increase, but these States are in the
decrease column for the period 1886
Z. Texas shows decrease of l9, 1861
664 pounds for three years, and r.
244, 7O4 pounds the past year. Ohio
decreased 2,ls5,615 pounds in the
three years, 950,6O5 the past year
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
No.. 16.

around trees and stumps; but it will
not pay to go over field, row by row,
in order to clean around such OBJ
stacles Better make a job of it,
early in the cultivation, going from
one to another without regard to the
intervening rows.
1t sometimes pays we'll to go over
the corn crop with the hoes about lay
ing by time, each hand taking two or
more rows at a time, and destroy
scattering bunches of grass and clean
ing around stumps and trees. This
will depend upon whether the hands
can be spared from the more exacting
cotton crop-Fdrmers Friend.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is
Progressing.
w1LDERs CLUB NO. /, JOHNSTON CO

wILDERs CLUB NO. /, JOHNSTON co.
This Club was organized March 5th,
1887, and elected the following officers:
President, W. B. Eason Vice-Presi-
dent; j. R. Barnes Secretary, R. E.
Wall Treasurer, J. R. Baton Execu-
i've Committee j. Fl. Boyette, j. T.
Hinton, w. T. Hinton. Postofice,
Archer Lodge, N. G..
This Club is young, but it is in
earnest, progressive, and it's members
realize the Importance of organization
and cooperation, not only for their
own interests, but the interests of the
farmers of North Carolina By
mingling together and giving each
other the benefit of practical ideas and
experience, we are all the gamers.
R. E. WALL, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
FARMERS CLUB OF CRAB ORCHARD TOWN
SHIP.

FARMERS CLUB OF CRAB ORCHARD TOWN
SHIP.
The farmers who met two weeks
ago and partly organized farmers
club, and of which notice has already
been given, met according to appoint
ment at Hickory Grove last Saturday
and organized permanently.
The following officers were elected
for term Of one year: President,
j. NJ Caldwell Vice-President, EW.
Lyles /; Secretary, G. B. Cross !; Treas
urer, M. f. Trotter. Also a commit
tee consisting of W. w. Gather, 8.
II. Farrow, N. P. Lyles, w. Harvey
Taylor, R. B. Trotter, P. Berryhill,
and A. F. Yandle was appointed to
draft bylaws.
There were twenty-five members
enrolled; and the club is to be known
as the Farmers Club of Crab Orchard.
It will meet regularly once week at
Hickory Grove church, and the next
meeting will be held at that place next
Saturday at 2 o'clock Charlotte
Democrat
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
COL. PETERS ADVICE.

One of the most honored advisory
members Of the Young Farmers Club,
as we'll as one Of ripe and rare expe-
rience is Col. Richard Peters, of At
lanta, Ca, a nd Jan of big brain, big
heart, big enterprises and big results.
His experience as a breeder of all
kinds of choice strains of live stock
has been very fruitful of cheer or
warning to less Ipresumptuous breed
ers. When asked by reporter what
his advice would be to a young man
who was thinking of going into the
stock business, he said he thought it
was best for beginner to start on
low-grade stock and build it up to a
good standard, for the result would be
better than if started on costly thor
oughbreds alone. [ think, said he,
that those who know me will acquit
me of selfshness-an certainly those
who know how readily I sell all the
animals 1 can spare will acquit me Of
any need of being selfsh-when [ say
that one Of the most important things
is to improve the breed of our stock.
It costs no more, in fact it costs much
less, to keep a good COW or hog than
poor one. For example, take man
who owns five or six scrub COWS. If
he will buy good Jersey bull of
pre-potent family, the heifers Of his
first cross will give him SO per cent.
more butter, on an average, and of a
much finer quality than their mothers
gave. It is an axiom that the bull is
half the herd. [ have seen grades of
the third cross that no one could tell,
by looks or butter, from registered
Jerseys. It is hard to calculate how
much good a fine, vigorous Jersey bull
can do in country neighborhood.
One mistake is frequently made that
should be avoided. A half-b breed male
should never be used to breed from.
It is the male that lifts the grade, and
a half breed will lead a herd down
ward, no matter how fine the females
may be. Where a Jersey is intro.
duced his sons should be killed for
beef or used for oxen, and his
daughters crossed to another pure bred
Jersey. In one cross any man can
see such difference that he will thank
me for my advice. In three crosses
he will have most valuable herd
as good butter makers almost as
registered Jerseys. And so of hogs.
A farmer, by crossing his scrub hogs
to fine breeds: will get, in one cross,
compacter and better hog that will
fatten more readily and on less food
than his scrubs. Another thing will
follows When farmer improves his
stock he will take better care of it,
and will increase his herds and focks
The compost heap, the pasture, the hay
rick and corn fields follow cattle and
sheep, and this gives us diversified
farming, without trenching one bale
on the cotton crop, which, of course,
must and should remain our great |
crop.-.Southern CuHivator to, Jzne.
Apply hartshorn, cologne water or
vinegar for the treatment of poison
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09

Apply hartshorn, cologne water or
vinegar for the treatment of poison
Gus bites or wounds made by insects.
A poultice of ipecac is also said to be
good.